Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in this story, except for Angel
and Eddie. All others are property of ABC Disney.
Rafe looked over at the clock on his desk. It said 8 o'clock. He told Alison he'd be over at Lucy's for the party no later than 7:45. When was the other guy going to get here to relieve him? He'd try to call Alison's cell phone again. No answer. She must have left it in the car, she did that sometimes. He leaned back in the chair, wondering what was taking so long when he heard the door to the office open.
"Took you long enough, I found out I had to be somewhere at 7." He said, expecting it to be his relief. Turning around he saw Jack and Jamal standing there. "Hey guys. What's up? I thought you two would be at the party by now."
"Rafe, there's been an accident," Jack said, scared he was going to crack. Him and Jamal had been on the way to the party, running a little late after dealing with a slow customer at the bike shop. They had seen the ambulance, police, and fire truck on the side of the road near the gully. They decided to see if they needed any help. They walked to the edge and looked down to see Alison's car in the ravine. The police at first wanted them to leave, but Jack said that was his sister-in-law and they told them what happened. The kids weren't in the car. He guessed she'd already dropped them off at Lucy's. Alison was still alive, but they said it didn't look good.
Jamal looked over and saw Jack was starting to turn pale again. He spoke up, "Alison was in the car by herself. It's not good, so we'll tell you the rest on the ride there."
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Rafe walked into the ICU waiting room. Lucy, Ian, Elizabeth, and Reese were already there, having headed over together from the party. He didn't understand how this happened. She was usually such a safe driver. Lucy came up and gave him a hug and started talking, but he didn't hear anything she said. He saw Jack walk over to Reese and hold her. What did it matter to him, he wasn't going to lose his soul mate. They sat down for a few minutes until the doctor walked in. He asked for Rafe to talk to him outside.
"Mr. Kovich, I'm sorry but it doesn't look good. She's had massive head injuries, and damage to some organs. If she makes it through the night it will be a miracle."
Miracle he thought, they'd been through those before. They almost lost Angel too, but they proved the doctor's wrong then. Maybe they'd prove the doctor's wrong again. "Can I go in and see her?"
"Yes, you can. I just want to let you know she probably can't hear anything you say to her. I'll be back by in a little bit to talk to you some more."
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He walked into the room. It was cold, why was it so cold in these places he wondered. She was lying in the bed. It just looked like she was sleeping. He walked over and kissed her on the forehead, like he always did when trying to get her to wake up. It didn't work this time. He sat on the edge of the bed, with tear in his eyes,
"I'm sorry Angel. I'm sorry I wasn't there. Why couldn't I have been there when you needed me? All you were doing was running back to the house to grab a camera. Why did you need that camera? We could have always gotten copies from Ian's pictures. I don't want to lose you. I want Dad to give us another miracle. Remember when he gave us the miracle of Angel?
"She's going to need her mother, I can't tell her why boys are the way they are. I can't help her put on makeup when she's older, or help her pick out dresses for the dances she'll get to go to. "What about Eddie? He needs you too. He needs you to tell him to not be scared to tell his first crush he likes her.
"I want to grow old with you. I want to get to see your face at the church when I walk Angel down the aisle."
"Mr. Kovich?" he heard, turning around to see the nurse.
"Yes?"
"We need to take your wife for some tests."
"Ok, will you let me know when she's back?"
"Yes sir. Will you be in the waiting room?"
"Probably."
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He walked back into the waiting room. Nobody said anything to him, just let him walk over to a chair in the corner and sit down. "You guys can say something, it won't bother me." He said, looking up from the floor, his hands folded behind his head and his elbows resting on his knees.
"You know we'll always be here for you, right man?" Jamal asked, walking over and sitting next to him.
"Yeah, but right now I want a miracle. I want the doctor to walk into this room and tell me she's awake and talking. I can't raise those two kids on my own, they need their mother."
"They have Elizabeth, Reese, and me," Lucy said, holding onto Ian's hand so hard in order not to cry.
"Where are Angel and Eddie anyways?" he asked, just realizing that both Ian and Lucy were here.
"Victor and Mary came and picked them up with Daniel and Christina. They were going to take them over to the house for what they think is part of the party. Mary said they can stay with her for as long as you need."
"Thanks Luce. I know you are all here out of friendship and not pity. I just wish I could have done something different. Something to change fate."
"I said those same words, Rafe. I thought that I could have prevented Eve's death in some way. Truth is, if I had been in that car Daniel would be an orphan now," Ian said, remembering having to say goodbye to Eve.
They talked off and on for a few more hours. Eventually Jack and Reese went home, and Ian and Lucy said they'd be back first thing in the morning. Jamal offered to stay at the hospital for a little while, and they ended up stretching out in some chairs in the waiting room.
Rafe looked over at the clock on his desk. It said 8 o'clock. He told Alison he'd be over at Lucy's for the party no later than 7:45. When was the other guy going to get here to relieve him? He'd try to call Alison's cell phone again. No answer. She must have left it in the car, she did that sometimes. He leaned back in the chair, wondering what was taking so long when he heard the door to the office open.
"Took you long enough, I found out I had to be somewhere at 7." He said, expecting it to be his relief. Turning around he saw Jack and Jamal standing there. "Hey guys. What's up? I thought you two would be at the party by now."
"Rafe, there's been an accident," Jack said, scared he was going to crack. Him and Jamal had been on the way to the party, running a little late after dealing with a slow customer at the bike shop. They had seen the ambulance, police, and fire truck on the side of the road near the gully. They decided to see if they needed any help. They walked to the edge and looked down to see Alison's car in the ravine. The police at first wanted them to leave, but Jack said that was his sister-in-law and they told them what happened. The kids weren't in the car. He guessed she'd already dropped them off at Lucy's. Alison was still alive, but they said it didn't look good.
Jamal looked over and saw Jack was starting to turn pale again. He spoke up, "Alison was in the car by herself. It's not good, so we'll tell you the rest on the ride there."
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Rafe walked into the ICU waiting room. Lucy, Ian, Elizabeth, and Reese were already there, having headed over together from the party. He didn't understand how this happened. She was usually such a safe driver. Lucy came up and gave him a hug and started talking, but he didn't hear anything she said. He saw Jack walk over to Reese and hold her. What did it matter to him, he wasn't going to lose his soul mate. They sat down for a few minutes until the doctor walked in. He asked for Rafe to talk to him outside.
"Mr. Kovich, I'm sorry but it doesn't look good. She's had massive head injuries, and damage to some organs. If she makes it through the night it will be a miracle."
Miracle he thought, they'd been through those before. They almost lost Angel too, but they proved the doctor's wrong then. Maybe they'd prove the doctor's wrong again. "Can I go in and see her?"
"Yes, you can. I just want to let you know she probably can't hear anything you say to her. I'll be back by in a little bit to talk to you some more."
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He walked into the room. It was cold, why was it so cold in these places he wondered. She was lying in the bed. It just looked like she was sleeping. He walked over and kissed her on the forehead, like he always did when trying to get her to wake up. It didn't work this time. He sat on the edge of the bed, with tear in his eyes,
"I'm sorry Angel. I'm sorry I wasn't there. Why couldn't I have been there when you needed me? All you were doing was running back to the house to grab a camera. Why did you need that camera? We could have always gotten copies from Ian's pictures. I don't want to lose you. I want Dad to give us another miracle. Remember when he gave us the miracle of Angel?
"She's going to need her mother, I can't tell her why boys are the way they are. I can't help her put on makeup when she's older, or help her pick out dresses for the dances she'll get to go to. "What about Eddie? He needs you too. He needs you to tell him to not be scared to tell his first crush he likes her.
"I want to grow old with you. I want to get to see your face at the church when I walk Angel down the aisle."
"Mr. Kovich?" he heard, turning around to see the nurse.
"Yes?"
"We need to take your wife for some tests."
"Ok, will you let me know when she's back?"
"Yes sir. Will you be in the waiting room?"
"Probably."
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He walked back into the waiting room. Nobody said anything to him, just let him walk over to a chair in the corner and sit down. "You guys can say something, it won't bother me." He said, looking up from the floor, his hands folded behind his head and his elbows resting on his knees.
"You know we'll always be here for you, right man?" Jamal asked, walking over and sitting next to him.
"Yeah, but right now I want a miracle. I want the doctor to walk into this room and tell me she's awake and talking. I can't raise those two kids on my own, they need their mother."
"They have Elizabeth, Reese, and me," Lucy said, holding onto Ian's hand so hard in order not to cry.
"Where are Angel and Eddie anyways?" he asked, just realizing that both Ian and Lucy were here.
"Victor and Mary came and picked them up with Daniel and Christina. They were going to take them over to the house for what they think is part of the party. Mary said they can stay with her for as long as you need."
"Thanks Luce. I know you are all here out of friendship and not pity. I just wish I could have done something different. Something to change fate."
"I said those same words, Rafe. I thought that I could have prevented Eve's death in some way. Truth is, if I had been in that car Daniel would be an orphan now," Ian said, remembering having to say goodbye to Eve.
They talked off and on for a few more hours. Eventually Jack and Reese went home, and Ian and Lucy said they'd be back first thing in the morning. Jamal offered to stay at the hospital for a little while, and they ended up stretching out in some chairs in the waiting room.
